Kiwi variety named `red goal&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new and distinct kiwi variety of Actinidia chinensis Planchon named ‘RED GOAL’, particularly characterized by distinctive size of fruit, late time of maturity for harvesting, and long cold storage life. Other desirable characteristics include fruits with red pulp and green/brown, almost hairless skin.

Latin name of the genus and species: Actinidia chinensis Planchon.

Variety denomination: ‘RED GOAL’.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The disclosure provides a new and distinct cultivar of kiwi varieties,botanically known as Actinidia chinensis Planchon, and hereinafterreferred to by the name ‘RED GOAL’.

The new cultivar is a product of accidental discovery in Italy under thedirection of Giampaolo DAL PANE, an Italian citizen. Several seeds ofdifferent and unknown origins were planted. The new variety wasdiscovered in Italy in 2016; it is not the result of any known crossing.

Fruit of the new variety was first evaluated in year 2016 with favorableresults. After the first evaluation, semi-hardwood cuttings were made of‘RED GOAL’ and were grafted onto Hayward and Tomuri (selection 258), asrootstocks. Evaluation, asexual propagation, and grafting all first tookplace at the nursery in Santa Cristina e Bissone (Pavia), Italy.Subsequent evaluations of the variety have shown the characteristics tobe true to type.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The cultivar ‘RED GOAL’ has not been observed under all possibleenvironmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat withvariations in environment, such as temperature, day length, and lightintensity, without, however, any variance in genotype.

The following traits of ‘RED GOAL’ have been repeatedly observed and aredetermined to be the unique characteristics of ‘RED GOAL’. Thesecharacteristics, in combination, distinguish ‘RED GOAL’ as a new anddistinct Actinidia chinensis Planchon cultivar with respect to other redpulp Actinidia:

-   -   1. Distinctive size of fruit;    -   2. Late time of maturity for harvesting; and    -   3. Long cold storage life.

COMPARISON TO RED PULP ACTINIDIA

Plants of the new cultivar ‘RED GOAL’ are similar to plants of the seed,Actinidia chinensis Planchon Hong-Yang and Dong-Hong in mosthorticultural characteristics. However, plants of the new cultivar ‘REDGOAL’ produce fruit several weeks (roughly three weeks) later thanHong-Yang and Dong-Hong. Average fruit size of ‘RED GOAL’ is about 100grams compared to other red pulp Actinidia chinensis (e.g. Hong-Yang andDong-Hong) which average fruit weight ranges from about 75 to 80 g. Thecold storage life of ‘RED GOAL’ is about 5 months, whereas for Hong-Yangand Dong-Hong is about 3 months.

COMMERCIAL COMPARISON

‘RED GOAL’ has fruits with red pulp and green/brown almost hairlessskin. On the other hand, Hayward has green pulp and very hairy brownskin.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying (drawings) illustrate the overall appearance of the newActinidia chinensis Planchon ‘RED GOAL’ showing the colors, as true asis reasonably possible with digital reproduction. Colors in thephotographs may differ slightly from the color values cited in thedetailed botanical description, which accurately describe the color of‘RED GOAL’. All photographs are taken of plants that are approximately 3years old. The photographs were taken using conventional techniques andalthough colors may appear different from actual colors due to lightreflectance the colors are as accurate as possible by conventionalphotographic techniques.

FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate in full color typical branches and buds onplants of ‘RED GOAL’.

FIGS. 3-4 illustrate in full color typical foliage of ‘RED GOAL’.

FIGS. 5-8 illustrate in full color typical foliage, hanging fruit, andstems on plants of ‘RED GOAL’.

FIGS. 9-11 illustrate in full color typical fruit harvested from ‘REDGOAL’.

FIG. 12 illustrates in full color an enlargement of the pulp of typicalfruit harvested from ‘RED GOAL’.

FIG. 13 illustrates in full color flowers of ‘RED GOAL’.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The following observations and measurements describe ‘RED GOAL’ plantsgrown in greenhouse under commercial trial conditions in Santa Cristinae Bissone (Pavia), Italy. The growing temperature ranged from a minimumof −10° C. in winter (January) up to 40-42° C. in summer (July-August).Light differences between day and night during the summer days. Annualrainfall is approximately 600 mm per year. Measurements and numericalvalues represent an average of 10 typical plant types. Botanicalclassification: Actinidia chinensis Planchon ‘RED GOAL’.

-   Classification:    -   -   Botanical.—Actinidia chinensis Planchon.-   Propagation: ‘RED GOAL’ can be successfully grafted onto rootstocks    of onto Hayward and Tomuri (Selection 258).-   Plant:    -   -   Age of the plant described.—Approximately 3 years.        -   Sex expression.—Female.        -   Ploidy.—Diploid.        -   Vigor.—Weak-medium.        -   Young shoot color.—Green.        -   Young shoot texture.—Density of hair medium.        -   Cane diameter.—Average approximately 0.3-0.4 cm.        -   Cane texture.—Substantially no hair.        -   Trunk diameter.—Average approximately 3 cm in 3 years old            plant.        -   Stem lenticels.—Medium number and size of lenticels,            irregularly spaced and sized. Oblong in shape, color            grey-green.-   Foliage:    -   -   Leaf.—Length — Approximately 2.5-16 cm; Average length —            Approximately 12 cm.        -   Width.—Approximately 10-14 cm; Average width — Approximately            10 cm.        -   Shape of blade.—Obovate.        -   Apex.—Emarginated with cuspidate and rounded.        -   Base.—Touching each other.        -   Attachment.—Petioled.        -   Margin.—Very few ciliate.        -   Texture of top surface.—Smooth hairless.        -   Texture of underside.—Pubescent, slightly velvety.        -   Color.—Intense green. Mature foliage under side: light            green.        -   Petiole.—Length: Average length approximately 8 cm; Average            diameter approximately 5 mm.-   Flower:    -   -   Flowers per inflorescence.—Normally one.        -   Bud color.—Green.        -   Bud break.—Mid-March.        -   First flower.—End-April.        -   Diameter.—Average approximately 4-4.2 cm.        -   Petal quantity.—Average 5-7 per flower. Apex curvature:            weakly expressed (rounded apex).        -   Petals overlapping.—Petals touching, sometimes slightly            overlapping.        -   Color.—White.        -   Filament color.—White.        -   Another color.—Yellow-green.        -   Attitude of styles.—Semi-erect.        -   Style color.—White.        -   Hair on ovary.—Pubescent, slightly velvety.        -   Color of ovary.—White-yellow.        -   Number of sepals.—Average 6.        -   Color of sepals.—Green.        -   Sepal width.—Average approximately 0.5 cm.        -   Sepal length.—Average approximately 0.7 cm.        -   Sepal texture.—Smooth.        -   Peduncle.—Length — Average approximately 4 cm; Color —            Yellow-green; Texture — Smooth (slightly pubescent).-   Fruit:    -   -   Color outer pericarp.—Yellow.        -   Color inner pericarp.—Red.        -   Core color.—White.        -   Brix at consumption.—Average approximately 19.0.        -   Brix at harvest.—Average approximately 8.5.        -   Brix at the beginning of September.—Average approximately 6.        -   Average weight.—Approximately 100 grams.        -   Minimum weight.—Approximately 70 grams.        -   Maximum weight.—Approximately 120 grams.        -   Length.—Average approximately 6.5 cm.        -   Width.—Average approximately 5.5 cm.        -   Core diameter (maximum).—Approximately 3 cm.        -   Core diameter (minimum).—Approximately 1 cm.        -   Fruit peduncle length.—Average approximately 4.2 cm.        -   Fruit peduncle width.—Average approximately 0.3 cm.        -   General shape.—Oblong.        -   Shoulder shape.—Obovate (slightly pear shaped with the top            slightly less wide than the bottom).        -   Calyx ring.—Present.        -   Calyx ring expression.—Weakly-expressed.        -   Skin color at harvest.—Green-yellow-brown. With more sun,            the color is more brown. With less sun, the color is more            green-yellow.        -   Hair on fruit skin.—Pubescent, small and short hair.        -   Hair adherence to skin.—Weak.        -   Skin adherence to flesh at maturity.—Moderate.        -   Fruit core shape.—Transversely oblate.        -   Core-woody spike.—Absent.        -   Lenticels on fruit.—Minute, moderate in quantity, colored            yellow-green.        -   Mature seed color.—Black.        -   Dried seed color.—Brown.        -   Usual harvest time.—2^(nd) decade (10^(th)-20^(th)) of            October.        -   Overall cropping quantity.—30 tons per hectare.-   Other characteristics:    -   -   Storage life.—Storage life is a minimum of about 5 months at            1 degree C.        -   Disease/pest resistance.—Neither resistance, nor            susceptibility to pathogens and pests common to Actinidia            chinensis Planchon have been observed.        -   Temperature tolerance.—Tolerates low temperatures to            approximately −5 degrees C. (in winter, not in spring) and            higher without negative effects; tolerates high temperatures            to approximately 40 degrees C. without negative effects.

What is claimed is:
 1. A new and distinct variety of kiwi (Actinidiachinensis Planchon) named ‘RED GOAL’, as illustrated and describedherein.